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By embedding Guatemala in recent conceptual and theoretical work in
comparative politics and political economy, this volume advances
knowledge about country’s politics, economy, and state-society
interactions. The contributors examine the stubborn realities and
challenges afflicting Guatemala during the post-Peace-Accords-era
across the following subjects: the state, subnational governance,
state-building, peacebuilding, economic structure and dynamics,
social movements, civil-military relations, military coup dynamics,
varieties of capitalism, corruption, and the level of democracy.
The book deliberately avoids the perils of parochialism by placing
the country within larger scholarly debates and paradigms.
This book provides a comparative view as well as elaborate case
studies for scholars, students, and the public who are interested
in learning about how the social sciences and history contribute to
our understanding of integration, migrations, and religious
coexistence / This book will appeal to all those interested in
religious minorities in Early Modern Europe / This book
investigates the tensions these groups experienced.
For those interested in Christianity in China, the state-church
relationship, and the present Communist regime and its attitude
towards religion, Sino-Vatican Relations offers a wealth of
information and insights. This work traces the tortuous history of
the relationship between the Chinese government and the Roman
Catholic Church, from denunciation of Communism by the Church, to
seeking dialogue by recent pontiffs such as John Paul II, Benedict
XVI and Francis. Besides examining the religious policy of China
since 1949 and how the Chinese government deals with religious
revivals, this work also traces the history of the church regarding
the appointment of bishops in Europe from its early days to modern
times. Monarchies in Europe have always been involved in the
appointment of bishops. Thus, the recent agreement between Pope
Francis and the Chinese authorities regarding the appointment of
bishops has historical precedents. The overall aim of this work is
to help readers to get the right information needed to have a
well-informed opinion on the complex matter of the Sino-Vatican
Relations, particularly on the agreement signed by Pope Francis
with Beijing in 2018.
In A Tale of Two Theologians, Ambrose Mong's observant new work, he
examines the writings of the Peruvian theologian Gustavo Gutierrez
and the Indian theologian Michael Amaladoss, and gives fresh
attention to their main concerns regarding evangelisation and the
poor. Why, he asks, is Gutierrez's liberation theology now accepted
and celebrated by the Roman Catholic Church while Amaladoss's Asian
theology with a liberation thrust is threatened with censorship?
Mong argues that the dwindling threat of Communism has made the
Marxist overtones of Latin American liberation theology more
palatable to the Catholic hierarchy, while the challenge of
religious pluralism in Asia is as complex and emotive as ever. How
can the Church learn to balance the need for dialogue between
religions with their duty to proclaim the Gospel? How can the
Church inculturate itself in Asia while maintaining its identity?
Ambrose Mong tackles these questions with the shrewd, clear-eyed
view of an active priest and scholar, exploring the long, troubled
relationship the Church has with liberation theology and offering
guidance for the future.
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Bees of Costa Rica
Paul Hanson, Mauricio Fernández Otárola, Jorge Lobo Segura, Gordon W. Frankie, Rollin Coville, …
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In this richly illustrated guide, Bees of Costa Rica, leading bee
experts showcase the diversity of bees in Costa Rica and the myriad
ways in which they interact with flowers and people. Costa Rica is
home to 117 bee genera and approximately 700 bee species. Focusing
on the five bee families present in Costa Rica, the authors
describe the bees' general physical traits, foraging and mating
behavior, and nest characteristics. Chapters cover the
relationships between bees and other insects, profiles of plants
pollinated by bees, and practical suggestions for bee conservation.
With identification keys and more than 150 color photographs, Bees
of Costa Rica is essential for anyone looking to learn about and
protect these important pollinators in Costa Rica and beyond.
What role does the political survival of prime ministers play in
Japan's relations with China over the Yasukuni issue? Three
Japanese prime ministers, including Nakasone Yasuhiro, Hashimoto
Ryutaro and Abe Shinzo, complied with China's demands and stopped
visiting the controversial Shrine in 1986, 1997 and 2007,
respectively. By contrast, the Yasukuni controversy intensified
between 2001 and 2006 when a popular Prime Minister Koizumi
Junichiro was determined to pay regular homage to the Yasukuni
Shrine annually. Prime Minister Abe, who previously demonstrated
restraint over the issue in his first term between 2006 and 2007,
visited the Yasukuni unexpectedly in 2013 but not in 2014 or 2015.
To explain this variation, this book presents an alternative
interpretation of Japan's official responses toward China's
pressure over the Yasukuni issue between 1985 and 2015 by applying
a political survival approach that highlights the domestic
political legitimacy of the Japanese prime minister or the ruling
party. This book will be of great interest to students and
researchers of Sino-Japanese relations, Japan's foreign policy and
international relations.
What role does the political survival of prime ministers play in
Japan's relations with China over the Yasukuni issue? Three
Japanese prime ministers, including Nakasone Yasuhiro, Hashimoto
Ryutaro and Abe Shinzo, complied with China's demands and stopped
visiting the controversial Shrine in 1986, 1997 and 2007,
respectively. By contrast, the Yasukuni controversy intensified
between 2001 and 2006 when a popular Prime Minister Koizumi
Junichiro was determined to pay regular homage to the Yasukuni
Shrine annually. Prime Minister Abe, who previously demonstrated
restraint over the issue in his first term between 2006 and 2007,
visited the Yasukuni unexpectedly in 2013 but not in 2014 or 2015.
To explain this variation, this book presents an alternative
interpretation of Japan's official responses toward China's
pressure over the Yasukuni issue between 1985 and 2015 by applying
a political survival approach that highlights the domestic
political legitimacy of the Japanese prime minister or the ruling
party. This book will be of great interest to students and
researchers of Sino-Japanese relations, Japan's foreign policy and
international relations.
Although its various bodies boast a combined total of at least 300
million members, the Eastern Orthodox Church is widely perceived
among members of other denominations to be an exotic branch of the
faith, often shrouded in mysticism and misunderstanding that has
been exacerbated by the longstanding Eastern-Western split. In
'Purification of Memory', Ambrose Mong casts light on the true
nature of Orthodox theology, illuminating the thinking of eight
distinguished modern Orthodox theologians who have made important
contributions on topics as ecclesiology, ecumenism, Christology,
and Mariology. Approaching the work of John Meyendorff, Nicholas
Afanasiev, John Zizioulas, Georges Florovsky, Sergius Bulgakov,
Vladimir Lossky, Nicolas Berdyaev, and Jaroslav Pelikan from an
ecumenical standpoint, Mong deftly draws comparisons with the
theology of their Roman Catholic counterparts to reveal points on
which the two traditions have much more in common than either side
will always admit. The author interweaves these comparisons with a
fascinating exposition of the history of the schism between the
Eastern and Western Churches to demonstrate decisively that in
spite of the bitter mistrust dividing them, they share a common
heritage which could, and should, serve as a basis for
reunification. Before old wounds can mend, however, a healing
process of forgetting, characterized by Pope John Paul II as a
'purification of memory', must take place to clear the path towards
a long-awaited return to unity.
In A Tale of Two Theologians, Ambrose Mong's observant new work, he
examines the writings of the Peruvian theologian Gustavo Gutierrez
and the Indian theologian Michael Amaladoss, and gives fresh
attention to their main concerns regarding evangelisation and the
poor. Why, he asks, is Gutierrez's liberation theology now accepted
and celebrated by the Roman Catholic Church while Amaladoss's Asian
theology with a liberation thrust is threatened with censorship?
Mong argues that the dwindling threat of Communism has made the
Marxist overtones of Latin American liberation theology more
palatable to the Catholic hierarchy, while the challenge of
religious pluralism in Asia is as complex and emotive as ever. How
can the Church learn to balance the need for dialogue between
religions with their duty to proclaim the Gospel? How can the
Church inculturate itself in Asia while maintaining its identity?
Ambrose Mong tackles these questions with the shrewd, clear-eyed
view of an active priest and scholar, exploring the long, troubled
relationship the Church has with liberation theology and offering
guidance for the future.
Welcome to the city shadows in Valdemingomez: a lawless landscape
of drugs and violence. Through vivid testimonies and images, Briggs
and Monge tell the stories of the people who live there, placing
them in a political, economic and social context of spatial
inequality and oppressive mechanisms of social control.
During the nineteenth century, Christian missionaries vied for the
Chinese souls they thought they were saving. But many things held
them back: Western gunboat diplomacy, unequal treaties and their
own prejudices, which increased hostility towards Christianity.
'One more Christian, one less Chinese,' has long been a popular
cliche in China. Guns and Gospel examines the accusation of
'cultural imperialism' levelled against the missionaries and
explores their complex and ambivalent relationships with the opium
trade and British imperialism. Ambrose Mong follows key figures
among the missionaries, such as Robert Morrison, Charles Gutzlaff,
James Hudson Taylor and Timothy Richard, uncovering why some
succeeded where others failed, and asks whether they really became
lackeys to imperialism.
This book presents an approach to energy-efficient building design,
which takes into account the most important challenges in climate
change mitigation and adaptation in Southern Europe. It outlines a
specific approach related to residential buildings and their
intergenerational and vulnerable occupants, such as ageing
population and users in fuel poverty. It also focuses on the use of
passive energy measures throughout the year, and on pursuing a
realistic and affordable approach to the efficient rehabilitation
of resilient residential buildings. In addition, the book presents
case studies that include surveys, monitoring, and simulation of
residential buildings in Spain and other Southern European
representative locations, in order to go further on the study of
this challenging topic.
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Conceptual Modeling - 37th International Conference, ER 2018, Xi'an, China, October 22-25, 2018, Proceedings (Paperback, 1st ed. 2018)
Juan C. Trujillo, Karen C. Davis, Xiaoyong Du, Zhanhuai Li, Tok Wang Ling, …
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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 37th
International Conference on Conceptual Modeling, ER 2018, held in
XI'an, China, in October 2018. The 30 full and 13 short papers
presented together with 3 keynotes were carefully reviewed and
selected from 151 submissions. This events covers a wide range of
following topics: Conceptual modeling studies, ontological
modeling, semi-structured data modeling, process modeling and
management, spatio-temporal modeling, cloud-based modeling, schema
and view modeling,languages and models, NoSQL modeling, conceptual
modeling for machine learning and reasoning, applications of
conceptual modeling.
This book presents an approach to energy-efficient building design,
which takes into account the most important challenges in climate
change mitigation and adaptation in Southern Europe. It outlines a
specific approach related to residential buildings and their
intergenerational and vulnerable occupants, such as ageing
population and users in fuel poverty. It also focuses on the use of
passive energy measures throughout the year, and on pursuing a
realistic and affordable approach to the efficient rehabilitation
of resilient residential buildings. In addition, the book presents
case studies that include surveys, monitoring, and simulation of
residential buildings in Spain and other Southern European
representative locations, in order to go further on the study of
this challenging topic.
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Database Systems for Advanced Applications - 19th International Conference, DASFAA 2014, International Workshops: BDMA, DaMEN, SIM(3), UnCrowd; Bali, Indonesia, April 21--24, 2014, Revised Selected Papers (Paperback, 2014 ed.)
Wook-Shin Han, Mong Li Lee, Agus Muliantara, Ngurah Agus Sanjaya, Bernhard Thalheim, …
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This book constitutes the workshop proceedings of the 19th
International Conference on Database Systems for Advanced
Applications, DASFAA 2014, held in Bali, Indonesia, in April 2014.
The volume contains papers from 4 workshops, each focusing on hot
topics related to database systems and applications: the Second
International Workshop on Big Data Management and Analytics, BDMA
2014; the Third International Workshop on Data Management for
Emerging Network Infrastructure, DaMEN 2014; the Third
International Workshop on Spatial Information Modeling, Management
and Mining, SIM(3) 2014, and the DASFAA Workshop on Uncertain and
Crowdsourced Data, UnCrowd 2014.
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Modern Advances in Applied Intelligence - 27th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Other Applications of Applied Intelligent Systems, IEA/AIE 2014, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, June 3-6, 2014, Proceedings, Part II (Paperback, 2014 ed.)
Moonis Ali, Jeng-Shyang Pan, Shyi-Ming Chen, Mong-Fong Horng
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The two volume set LNAI 8481 and 8482 constitutes the refereed
conference proceedings of the 27th International Conference on
Industrial, Engineering and Other Applications of Applied
Intelligent Systems, IEA/AIE 2014, held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, in
June 2014. The total of 106 papers selected for the proceedings
were carefully reviewed and selected from various submissions. The
papers deal with a wide range of topics from applications of
applied intelligent systems to solve real-life problems in all
areas including engineering, science, industry, automation and
robotics, business and finance, medicine and biomedicine,
bioinformatics, cyberspace and human-machine interaction.
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Database Systems for Advanced Applications - 19th International Conference, DASFAA 2014, Bali, Indonesia, April 21-24, 2014. Proceedings, Part I (Paperback, 2014 ed.)
Sourav S Bhowmick, Curtis Dyreson, Christian S. Jensen, Mong Li Lee, Agus Muliantara, …
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These two volumes set LNCS 8421 and LNCS 8422 constitutes the
refereed proceedings of the 19th International Conference on
Database Systems for Advanced Applications, DASFAA 2014, held in
Bali, Indonesia, in April 2014. The 62 revised full papers
presented together with 1 extended abstract paper, 4 industrial
papers, 6 demo presentations, 3 tutorials and 1 panel paper were
carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 257 submissions.
The papers cover the following topics: big data management,
indexing and query processing, graph data management,
spatio-temporal data management, database for emerging hardware,
data mining, probabilistic and uncertain data management, web and
social data management, security, privacy and trust, keyword
search, data stream management and data quality.
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Database Systems for Advanced Applications - 19th International Conference, DASFAA 2014, Bali, Indonesia, April 21-24, 2014. Proceedings, Part II (Paperback, 2014 ed.)
Sourav S Bhowmick, Curtis Dyreson, Christian S. Jensen, Mong Li Lee, Agus Muliantara, …
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These two volumes set LNCS 8421 and LNCS 8422 constitutes the
refereed proceedings of the 19th International Conference on
Database Systems for Advanced Applications, DASFAA 2014, held in
Bali, Indonesia, in April 2014. The 62 revised full papers
presented together with 1 extended abstract paper, 4 industrial
papers, 6 demo presentations, 3 tutorials and 1 panel paper were
carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 257 submissions.
The papers cover the following topics: big data management,
indexing and query processing, graph data management,
spatio-temporal data management, database for emerging hardware,
data mining, probabilistic and uncertain data management, web and
social data management, security, privacy and trust, keyword
search, data stream management and data quality.
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Advances in Conceptual Modeling - ER 2012 Workshops CMS, ECDM-NoCoDA, MODIC, MORE-BI, RIGIM, SeCoGIS, WISM, Florence, Italy, October 15-18, 2012, Proceedings (Paperback, 2012 ed.)
Silvana Castano, Panos Vassiliadis, Laks Lakshmanan, Mong Li Lee
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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of workshops, held
at the 31st International Conference on Conceptual Modeling, ER
2012, in Florence, Italy in October 2012. The 32 revised papers
presented together with 6 demonstrations were carefully reviewed
and selected from 84 submissions. The papers are organized in
sections on the workshops CMS 2012, EDCM-NoCoDa, MODIC, MORE-BI,
RIGIM, SeCoGIS and WISM. The workshops cover different conceptual
modeling topics, from requirements, goal and service modeling, to
evolution and change management, to non-conventional data access,
and they span a wide range of domains including Web information
systems, geographical information systems, business intelligence,
data-intensive computing.
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